City Council Meeting January 6 2026

City of Tumwater City Council · January 7, 2026

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Opening, welcome, pledge

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Mayor opened the meeting, welcomed attendees, led the Pledge of Allegiance and previewed a packed agenda; invited civility and noted the swearing-in would begin tonight.

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Tumwater City Council held its first meeting of 2026 on Jan. 6: the session included swearing-in of elected officials, a Martin Luther King Jr. proclamation and remarks, a robust public-comment period (including criticism of the recent police chief dismissal), council organizational business (mayor pro tem election; scheduling interviews for a vacant seat), and confirmation of Paul Simmons as city administrator after a heated discussion about contract language.

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